Casket-handle.



No. 881,395. PATBNTED MAR. 1o, 190s.

' 'As P. GILLBN.

GASKET HNDLE. PPLGAIEIDLHLEL H1 16, 1907.

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UNITED AUSTIN l". GILLIJN, OI" YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

CASIiET-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10', 1908.

Application filed May 15, 1907. Serial No. 373,763.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUsTiN P. GILLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State o1 Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Iniproven'ients in Casket-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to handle fittings for caskets and other objects, but possessing special utility in its application to caskets or co'l'lins. p

In the ordinary type of handles or handle attachments for caskets, the hanger or bracket arms' for the handle bars are usually inade of castings of antirnony or white metal having reinforcing barsof steel or stiffer metal embedded therein for strengthening purposes. tion are very heavy and expensive, while at the same time when made ot antimony, have a; decided odor which is more or less @tionsive.

' Therefore, it is the purpose of the present invention to provide an improvement in casket 4handles which insures the making thereof in an economical manner while at the same time providin a strong, light'and durable construction o hanger arm so arranged with reference to the escutcheon plate as to be secured against displacement or A withdrawal in the event of breakage or 'falling out of the ivot or holding' in.

Vitlli) these and ot er objects in view whichv will he apparent to those familiar with the art, as the nature of the invention is better understood., the sainel consists in the novel construction, combination and arran ornent of parts hereinafter more fully descri ed, illustrat'edand claimed.

In the 'accompanying drawings- Figure l is a` perspective view ahandle for c'askets embodying the present vinvention.`v Fig. 2 is a sectional viewv on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 1, illustrating by dotted lines the lovered or dropped position of the hanger' arm. Fig.

'.3 is a sectional perspective of one ofthe im present invention comprises in 'its organizaproved hanger arms for the handle bar.

lLike Y references designate corresponding parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

A complete handle fitting embodying the tion, an escutcheon plate 1, a air of swinging hanger ar-ins 2 pivotally to connect the free ends of the hanger arms and carried thereby.

Casket' handles of this construc-v l ung on saldi plate and a horizontal handle ban 3 arranged The improvement'specially claimed herein lis in the forni and construction of the' individual hanger arms 2, so a description of one of the latter will suiiiice for the other. In this connection it is toV be note-d that each hanger arm 2 is preferably made from plate steel or other suitable sheet metal by means of suitable forming dies from which the arm is stamped into the desired shape or form, a1- though it will be understood that the essential features in the mounting of the hanger arm may be preserved in connectiontherewith when formed in other well known or aproved ways. l-Iowever, referring particuarly to the construction vshown in the drawings, each hanger arm preferably consists of a sheet metal body having'a main shank portion/1, of semi-tubular or semi-cylindrical forni, and at what may be termed its inner end, 4the said shank ortion is provided with sol a rounded or equiva ont shaped, pivot head 5. This pivot head is provided on its upper side with an annularly arranged to p' bearing shoulder 6 and belo'vyY the plane of said top bearing shoulder, the head 5 is formed into' a downwardly projecting holding hook 7 p rovided at its lower extremity with shouldered engaging lugs 8. From the outer end' of the main shank portion 4 of the hanger arm, the latter consists of a flat or equivalent7s'trap piece 9 turned or folded into the forrn Iof a rectangular or othersuitably shaped loo constituting what may be termed' fa handl) clip. 1.0 in whichis fitted tightly one end of the handle bar 8 as plainly shown in Figs.. 1 L

. opening 11 formed in the escutch'eon plate 1 and at opposite side edges .of this opening,

said plate is provided with ofstanding' pivot ears 12 receiving a transverse'pivot pin 1-4 which also passes throu h the head `portion 5 of' the hanger arm. `urthermore, at the top edge of its opening 11, the escutcheon plate l' is formed withan offstandingreinforced lip or bead 15' constituting an upper ahtitnient element against which bears the top bearing shoulder 6 of the pivot head 5..

A-.tethe corresponding .'lower edge lof the keeperopcning 11-4 the escutcheon plate presents anedge portion or rner'nberl constititing a bearing shoulder against which f e j11o y reason of .t s construction g ars the enga ing lug or lu s` 8A of thev hold'- -ing hooks 7.

"itA is ,obvious. t hat1 the reve'l'selyll facing elements 6 and 8 of the hanger arlnserve `to strongly brace the latter v'vhen Wei ht or strain 'is imposed thereon and there y re; Lieve from strain the pivot pin 14, and in the event of the latter breaking or falling out, the arrangement of parts is such that it is impossible for the hangler arm to pull out of thev eseuteheon plate W en the handle is raised and in use.

'havin a kee er o 'enin of -aswin in hanger arm struck out from a single blan of sheet metal and shaped to provlde a semitubular shan-k portion formed at its inner,

' end with an angularly disposed pivot head -and lower edges of said opening, and a 2. n a handlefxture, the handle proper,

an/eseutcheon having a keeper opening and provided with an outer abutment andan inner supporting face respectively at the uphper low sheet metal hanger arm 'struck up 'from a y blank of sheet metal and provided at its inner .-end with a pivot head and 4at its outer end with a strap ieee looped to close in a handle receiving ip, said pivot head being provided at its upper side with a top beailng shoulder enga ing said abutment, 'and at the inner side o the eseutoheon provided with shouldered hook members engaging said supporting face.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

. AUSTIN P. GILLEN'.

Witnesses: i

WILLIAM W. GILLEN, CHAs.'M. RAMsEY. 

